The treasure was buried in the dead center of the island.
The arrow hit the circle dead center.
Словарь американских идиом. — СПб., Изд-во "Лань". Оригинал: A.Маккей, М.Т.Боткер, Дж.И.Гейтс. 1997.
dead center — {n.} The exact middle. * /The treasure was buried in the dead center of the island./ Often used like an adverb. * /The arrow hit the circle dead center./ … Dictionary of American idioms
dead center — {n.} The exact middle. * /The treasure was buried in the dead center of the island./ Often used like an adverb. * /The arrow hit the circle dead center./ … Dictionary of American idioms
Dead center — Dead Dead (d[e^]d), a. [OE. ded, dead, deed, AS. de[ a]d; akin to OS. d[=o]d, D. dood, G. todt, tot, Icel. dau[eth]r, Sw. & Dan. d[ o]d, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. See {Die}, and cf. {Death}.] 1. Deprived of life;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dead center — n. 1. the position of maximum (top dead center) or minimum (bottom dead center) extension of a crank and a connecting rod, in which both are in the same straight line 2. a nonrevolving center, as of a lathe spindle 3. the exact center … English World dictionary
dead center — Center Cen ter, n. [F. centre, fr. L. centrum, fr. round which a circle is described, fr. ? to prick, goad.] 1. A point equally distant from the extremities of a line, figure, or body, or from all parts of the circumference of a circle; the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dead center — dead center, adj. Mach. 1. Also called dead point. (in a reciprocating engine) either of two positions at which the crank cannot be turned by the connecting rod, occurring at each end of a stroke when the crank and connecting rod are in the same… … Universalium
dead center — The point at which the piston reaches its uppermost or lowermost position in the cylinder the rod crankjournal would be at 11 o clock UDC or 6 o clock LDC. Also see after bottom dead center after top dead center before bottom dead center before… … Dictionary of automotive terms
dead center — rimties taškas statusas T sritis Energetika apibrėžtis Kraštinė stūmoklinės mašinos stūmoklio padėtis, kai stūmoklio greitis lygus nuliui. Yra dvi kraštinės padėtys: viršutinis rimties taškas, kai stūmoklis daugiausia nutolęs nuo veleno, ir… … Aiškinamasis šiluminės ir branduolinės technikos terminų žodynas
dead center — exact middle He was able to hit the target dead center … Idioms and examples
Dead center prods — Dead Center productions Founded 2003 Founder Aleksandr Maksymov Status Active Distributor(s) independent Genre Death metal, thrash metal, black metal … Wikipedia
